Heather Angel / Sacred lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera) seeds removed from the enlarged receptacle. Seeds are combined with rice to form a porridge. Puzhehei, Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China. 2009.

Heather Angel / Dragonfly (Odonata) nymphs, sold live as food. Puzehai Lake, Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan, China. 2009.

Heather Angel / Bird flower (Polygala arillata) for sale as food, Tengchong market, Yunnan Province, China.

Heather Angel / Breaking Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifer) fruit to release seeds embedded in pits. Seeds are used together with rice to form porridge. Puzhehei, Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan, China. July 2009.

Tony Wu / Senbei rice crackers made with Giant isopod (Bathynomus doederleinii) at a seafood market. Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. April 2018.

Tony Wu / Marinated whale meat for sale at the Tore Tore Market, Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Kansai, Honshu, Japan. February 2018.

Tony Wu / Diagram showing the origin of different whale meat cuts at Tore Tore Market, Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Kansai, Honshu, Japan. February 2018.

Tony Wu / Whale curry for sale, each box with a 200g curry portion for 540 Yen. Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. June 2017.

Tony Wu / Whale meat products for sale at the Whale Corner of Tore Tore Market, Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Kansai, Honshu, Japan. February 2018.

Tony Wu / Whale bacon and sashimi for sale. The labels indicates the products are sourced from research whaling in the Southern Ocean. Tore Tore Market, Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Kansai, Honshu, Japan. Fe...

Tony Wu / Sashimi set with three cuts of whale meat sourced from the Southern Ocean and North Pacific. Other whale products in counder below. Tore Tore Market, Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Kansai, Honshu, Ja...

Richard Herrmann / Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi) swimming, prized for its swim bladder used in asian cuisine, Ensenada, Mexico